Perseverance had to land on Mars by itself: radio takes 11 minutes 22 seconds to reach Earth, and landing takes about seven. NASA calls it the seven minutes of terror.
Facts: NASA JPL Mars 2020 Landing Press Kit; NASA Science. Footage: NASA / JPL-Caltech (public domain).
AI-voiced host (Nib).
Sources:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/mars_2020/landing/mission/
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-landing-in-most-difficult-site-ever-attempted/
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